Twitch Hacker Strikes Again? Jeff Bezos face dominates gaming categories

The face of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has appeared above the game categories on Twitch, suggesting that the hacker who leaked data earlier this week is still at large.

A hacker recently stole data from Twitch, including its source code and user data, and leaked it on 4chan. The alleged aim was to “foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space ” because “their community is a disgusting toxic cesspool. “

The data included creator payout reports from 2019, an unreleased Steam competitor to Amazon Game Studios (codenamed Vapor), and more. At the time, the official reportedly said that was only the first part of the content they planned to release.

It would seem that this has now come true; as there were social media reports of the game category header images being replaced with an image of Bezos [1, 2, 3]. Former French administrator of Twitch @Saysera69 claims the image was used when the leaks were posted on 4chan.

“Looks like it wasn’t just a ‘someone managed to access and download a backup server from it’,” Saysera warns, “but a MUCH bigger security hole.” The change would at worst suggest that the hacker still had access to Twitch. They may also have left some form of “trap” to be triggered after a set period of time, or when Twitch staff attempted to investigate and prevent future hacks.

The use of Bezos’ face may further indicate the hacker’s motives; if it’s the same hacker who perpetrated the data breach. Leaking the website’s source code would make it vulnerable to other hackers. Human error seems unlikely and would constitute a spectacular or unusual set of circumstances if this were the case.

The desire for more competition in online video streaming may suggest that in addition to Twitch having too much control in the market, support from parent company Amazon and Bezos’ vast wealth means that it would be difficult for a competitor. . It can also help raise awareness among viewers who otherwise wouldn’t want to support Bezos.

While YouTube offers streaming, there have been few notable streaming services outside of the two titans of YouTube and Twitch. Microsoft’s mixer closed on July 22, 2020; despite the fact that he would have paid US $ 50 million exclusively for streamer Ninja. As he returned to YouTube, other exclusive partners switched to Facebook Gaming.